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Eric Badofsky

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Anti-fascist husband and father • Historical archivist • Curio collector • Siamese cat addict • Chronic tree hugger• Volunteer curmudgeon • Windy City, USA • Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 Banner art by Jason Holley (for Ray Lamontagne’s 2004 album, 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦)

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · Nov 18

“Let me remind you: Surrender means Russian occupation. Russian occupation means torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, denial of your identity, forcible adoption of your own children, filtration camps, and mass graves. Occupation is just another form of the war.”

– Oleksandra Matviichuk

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 7h

Meanwhile, in Virginia…

“[𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯] 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘕𝘢𝘻𝘪 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳…

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘈-𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴.”

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The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified

Meet John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. There’s a lot to learn.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 8h

Sadly, I think you’re right. And it will start with leaders at the Pentagon handing down Hegseth’s orders. I wish I could say that I trust them, but I no longer do.

I hope to hell I’m wrong.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you for your service. 🫡

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 9h

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘖𝘤𝘵. 18… 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰-𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴, 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵.”

– Mike Johnson

You know who “hates America,” Mike? The cowards like you who want to demonize peaceful demonstrators.

You’re right about one thing, though: 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 of us will be there.

‘Terrorist Wing’: GOP Links Democrats to Antifa Ahead of ‘No Kings Day’

As the nationwide anti-authoritarian “No Kings Day” protests approach, Republicans are attempting to link “Antifa” — which President Donald Trump has claimed to have designated a “domestic terrorist o...

www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 9h

On this day in 1900: Helen Hayes – “The First Lady of American Theatre" – is born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1993)

The first woman to win the EGOT (Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, Tony), Hayes was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Arts.

More at www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

Circa 1918 stage photo of young Helen Hayes – “The First Lady of American Theatre” (1900 – 1993) – posing in a white leotard, tutu, and ballet slippers.

Smiling gently and gracefully toward the floor, she is raising her right leg in mid-dance as she stands on tiptoe with her left leg, her hands flared upward.

Circa 1925 portrait photo of Helen Hayes – “The First Lady of American Theatre” (1900 – 1993).

Dressed in a black satin, sleeveless gown, she is reclining on a sofa, resting her temple in her right palm while grasping her waist with the left hand. She has a coy, confident smile on her face as she gazes into the camera.

Circa 1942 portrait photo of Helen Hayes – “The First Lady of American Theatre” (1900 – 1993) – posing in a dark, full-length dress with a bow collar and a light wool, large-buttoned jacket draped over her left shoulder.

Cocked stylishly over her brow is a dark, wide-brimmed felt fedora with flared feather wings. She is seated with her hands clasped at her left hip as she smiles confidently toward camera right.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 11h

Lake Michigan’s western shore, looking south from #Evanston toward the #Chicago skyline in the distance.

No sign of riots, fires, or Antifa troops anywhere.

Peaceful landscape photo of Lake Michigan’s western shore, looking south from Evanston toward the Chicago skyline.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 12h

𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Superbugs could kill millions more and cost $2tn a year by 2050, models show

Exclusive: Research on burden of antibiotic resistance for 122 countries predicts dire economic and health outcomes

www.theguardian.com

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 12h

Congrats on 50K! 🤜🏼🤛🏻

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 16h

I wouldn’t be surprised if they do the same thing to their wives and girlfriends after a few bourbons.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 16h

*chuckle*

The irony is thick, sweet, and creamy – like a steaming mug of cocoa with a melted marshmallow on top.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

If you happen to know any local store/restaurant owners, school officials, or other retail merchants, please feel free to share this easy-print door sign template with them.

Printable door sign for local store owners designed to let ICE agents that they are not welcome

It reads:

NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS

[🛑STOP] NO ICE ENTRY

Private Property - Entry Restricted by Law In this Business Without a Judicial Warrant Signed by a Judge

This is a private business -
You are not permitted to enter non-public areas.

You may not search the premises or question employees without proper legal authorization.

Any persons on this property have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.

An ICE administration warrant - Form I-200 or I-205 - does not authorize entry into private areas.
In compliance with The Constitution of the United States of America, 4th amendment

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

This is the same recovering heroin addict (and current anabolic steroid abuser) with 𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘰 medical training who thinks a fetus gestates inside the placenta, right?

Yeah, we should definitely trust him with the nation’s health policy. What could possibly go wrong?

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

RFK Jr. Mocked for Getting Grade-School Biology Wrong

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not appear to know basic facts about female anatomy in his conspiracy-riddled Cabinet meeting appearance on Thursday afternoon. Speaking a...

www.yahoo.com

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

FFS. Let’s lay it out in crayon for you:

• Ladder-puller: Someone who exercises a right or privilege, then works to deny the same for others.

• The Club: The rich, white Republicans who run the country.

• Quotation marks: Used to denote someone 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 words, e.g., “anchor baby.”

It’s 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘮.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

These aren’t cops. They’re not even professionally-trained mercenaries. They’re an armed, vigilante gang.

Nuremberg II’s gonna be lit.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

I with you were totally wrong, but you’re largely right. Alas.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Eartha Kitt (1927 – 2008) and and friends, photographed by Gordon Parks for Life Magazine, 1952

Actress and singer Eartha Kitt cuddling with two tiny kittens. Photo by Gordon Parks for Life Magazine, 1952

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, my friend! 👊🏼

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

The new Golden Age.

Cartoon by @jimbenton.bsky.social

Cartoon by artist Jim Benton depicting seven people gathered at a party. Their facial expressions are all identical: shell-shocked.

One of them saying: “"I read this article and it said that, apparently, there was a time in our history when we didn't all stagger around in horrified disbelief.”

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday lakefront gathering just north of Chicago.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

$450K+ in Chicago’s more modest northern suburbs.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. And just imagine how long it’s going to take to rebuild the entire system (including the FBI) from Bondi’s scorched rubble.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

JFC. Even the North Koreans must be cringing at this point.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

For real. My son was just eight years old when he asked to try one from his grandpa’s restaurant plate. Kid loved it so much we had to place another order just for him.

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. Greta’s is among the most proactive voices of a new generation – which is exactly why the right-wing power brokers hate her. A Nobel would send a powerful message to young people around the world that their voices are actually being heard.

Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

The back is even nicer.

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